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Have you ever spent any time in either the Ozarks or the Cumberland Plateau? The Ozarks get ice storms pretty frequently, and snow is not rare in either location. Tornados may be another consideration.
Personally I think one is as good as the other. Kinda depends on what you want to be near, while waiting for TEOTWAWKI.
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Have you ever spent any time in either the Ozarks or the Cumberland Plateau? The Ozarks get ice storms pretty frequently, and snow is not rare in either location. ...
Yeah, those are fringe benefits.
I have family in the Cumberland, and they get some of that, but not as often.
I think cost of living is a bit less here, than where they live.
As for tornadoes, as a survivalist, I would expect that you DO want some portion of your home to be below ground. Being below ground helps with all kinds of weather, including tornadoes.
You'd never survive the trip and the great irony is that if by some miracle you'd manage to make it there, you'd die within sight of it.
I don't know about the Ozarks, but in Cumberland, you're an outsider and unwelcome and unless you can crap 30.06 rounds they'll kill you "just because."
You'd never survive the trip and the great irony is that if by some miracle you'd manage to make it there, you'd die within sight of it.
I don't know about the Ozarks, but in Cumberland, you're an outsider and unwelcome and unless you can crap 30.06 rounds they'll kill you "just because."
Are the Ozarks or Cumberlands more welcoming to new people?
I don't know about the Ozarks, but in Cumberland, you're an outsider and unwelcome and unless you can crap 30.06 rounds they'll kill you "just because."
Yep, remarks like that are why I say: consider the source.
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Are the Ozarks or Cumberlands more welcoming to new people?
I had a easy welcome here, but I hear that another 30 miles
south of me it may have taken a bit longer. I was here a month
before the local cop ran my plate, then pulled me over just
to tell me "have a nice day." Didn't even look at my driver
license. He was having a slow day, and I was the only one on
the road at that time.
On the other hand, I am on a community water supply, and
when I paid my bill about a month after moving here, the girl
behind the desk called me by name and knew what kind of
truck I drive. Then they invited me over for a "neighborhood"
party. Cops from the two nearest towns brought their families,
in their squad cars
I have a sister in law in the Cumberland plateau, and they never
said anything about the people there being unfriendly. In fact,
when my brother got sick, his co-workers pitched in to help the family.
I live in the foothills of the Smokies. Yes, people are friendly, but trust comes later after they have taken your measure.
Wherever you move to, work hard to fit in. Join a church. If the local fire department has a fish fry, buy some even if you don't like fish. Pick up trash along your section of the road.
AND DON'T TELL ANYONE HOW IT WAS DONE WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!! Trust me, they don't care.
I live in the foothills of the Smokies. Yes, people are friendly, but trust comes later after they have taken your measure.
So, then, you are closer to Gatlinburg, at the east end of the Cumberland Plateau? I had you pegged for closer to Chattanooga. (I actually thought you were in AL, for some reason.)
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Wherever you move to, work hard to fit in. Join a church. If the local fire department has a fish fry, buy some even if you don't like fish. Pick up trash along your section of the road.
Very true.
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AND DON'T TELL ANYONE HOW IT WAS DONE WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!! Trust me, they don't care.
Yep. The biggest and most frequent faux pas committed by people when they move from one place to another.
being a Northern man forgive a dumb question? Are cat tails found in the pounds and low lands in that part of the country?
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